James Heffernan

A multi-city comparison of front and backyard differences in plant species diversity and nitrogen cycling in residential landscapes
Locke, Dexter H., Meghan Avolio, Tara L.E. Trammell, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, Morgan Grove, John Rogan, Deborah G. Martin, et al. 2018. “A Multi-City Comparison of Front and Backyard Differences in Plant Species Diversity and Nitrogen Cycling in Residential Landscapes”. Landscape and Urban Planning 178: 102-11. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.05.030.
Homogenization of plant diversity, composition, and structure in North American urban yards
Pearse, W. D., Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Sarah E. Hobbie, Meghan Avolio, Neil D. Bettez, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, Lindsay Darling, et al. 2018. “Homogenization of Plant Diversity, Composition, and Structure in North American Urban Yards”. Ecosphere 9 (2): e02105. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2105.
Ecological homogenization of residential macrosystems
Groffman, Peter M., Meghan Avolio, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Neil D. Bettez, Morgan Grove, Sharon J. Hall, Sarah E. Hobbie, et al. 2017. “Ecological Homogenization of Residential Macrosystems”. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1 (7): 191. doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0191.
Continental-scale homogenization of residential lawn plant communities
Wheeler, Megan M., Christopher Neill, Peter M. Groffman, Meghan Avolio, Neil D. Bettez, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, et al. 2017. “Continental-Scale Homogenization of Residential Lawn Plant Communities”. Landscape and Urban Planning 165: 54-63. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.05.004.
Plant nitrogen concentration and isotopic composition in residential lawns across seven US cities
Trammell, T. L. E., Diane E. Pataki, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Peter M. Groffman, Sharon J. Hall, James B. Heffernan, Sarah E. Hobbie, Jennifer L. Morse, Christopher Neill, and Kristen C. Nelson. 2016. “Plant Nitrogen Concentration and Isotopic Composition in Residential Lawns across Seven US Cities”. Oecologia 181 (1): 271-85. doi:10.1007/s00442-016-3566-9.
Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the American residential macrosystem
Groffman, Peter M., Morgan Grove, Colin Polsky, Neil D. Bettez, Jennifer L. Morse, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Sharon J. Hall, et al. 2016. “Satisfaction, Water and Fertilizer Use in the American Residential Macrosystem”. Environmental Research Letters 11 (3): 34004. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034004.
Convergence of microclimate in residential landscapes across diverse cities in the United States
Hall, Sharon J., J. Learned, B. Ruddell, Kelli L. Larson, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Neil D. Bettez, Peter M. Groffman, et al. 2016. “Convergence of Microclimate in Residential Landscapes across Diverse Cities in the United States”. Landscape Ecology 31 (1): 101-17. doi:10.1007/s10980-015-0297-y.
Ecosystem services in managing residential landscapes: priorities, value dimensions, and cross-regional patterns
Larson, Kelli L., Kristen C. Nelson, S. R. Samples, Sharon J. Hall, Neil D. Bettez, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Peter M. Groffman, et al. 2015. “Ecosystem Services in Managing Residential Landscapes: Priorities, Value Dimensions, and Cross-Regional Patterns”. Urban Ecosystems. doi:10.1007/s11252-015-0477-1.
Macrosystems ecology: understanding ecological patterns and processes at continental scales
Heffernan, James B., Patricia A Soranno, Michael J Angilletta, Lauren B Buckley, Daniel S Gruner, Tim H Keitt, James R Kellner, et al. 2014. “Macrosystems Ecology: Understanding Ecological Patterns and Processes at Continental Scales”. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 12 (1): 5-14. doi:10.1890/130017.
Assessing the homogenization of urban land management with an application to US residential lawn care
Polsky, Colin, Morgan Grove, C. Knudson, Peter M. Groffman, Neil D. Bettez, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Sharon J. Hall, et al. 2014. “Assessing the Homogenization of Urban Land Management With an Application to US Residential Lawn Care”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (12): 4432-37. doi:10.1073/pnas.1323995111.